Oceanic Art Society

Promoting the understanding and appreciation of Oceanic art.

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Navigating for a Place in the Museum: Stories of Encounter and Engagement between the Old and the New from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea

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A paper by Dr Michael Mel, Australian Museum. Reviewed by Bill Rathmell Dr Michael Mel. Image courtesy of the Australian Museum, Sydney. Michael Mel, the Manager of Pacific and International Collections at the Australian Museum in Sydney, is well known in Oceanic art circles. In an interview in the OAS Journal Vol 23 (2018, #2) […]

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Noah’s Art – Floating art galleries of Indonesia

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by Jeffrey Mellefont, Honorary Research Associate, Australian National Maritime Museum The subject of my recent lecture to Oceanic Art Society (OAS) in March – the artistry that can be found on many of the timber sea craft of Indonesia both today and in the past – grew from a wider research interest that has drawn […]

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Three busts and a cape – the adventurous life of Hongi Hika

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Story by Brent Kerehona | Image Caption: Bust of Hongi Hika, possibly self-portrait, carved 1814 in Parramatta, NSW Australia. Brighton Hove Museum, United Kingdom, photo © Brent Kerehona. Ki te whei ao, ki te ao maarama, Ki te whei ao, ki te ao maarama,Tihei Mauri Ora! (From out of the darkness, into the light,From out […]

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